New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) President of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi, Saurabh Bharadwaj, on Saturday urged the BJP-led Central government to assure youths across the nation that instances of paper leak won’t be repeated in the future.His reaction came after a 20-year-old female student allegedly committed suicide at her residence in north Delhi’s Azadpur area, within days of her appearing in the now rescheduled NEET-UG 2026 examination on May 3.The National Testing Agency (NTA) has ordered re-ex…
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New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Delhi University Vice Chancellor, Yogesh Singh, has said that the proposed transition of the NEET-UG examination to a computer-based format involves several aspects that require careful examination, while stressing that merely introducing new systems would not solve the crisis unless the root cause behind repeated paper leaks is eliminated. The remarks came after the National Testing Agency (NTA) officially rescheduled the NEET-UG 2026 examination for June 21 following t…
Thiruvananthapuram, May 15 (IANS) A day after VD Satheesan was announced as Kerala’s next Chief Minister, the veteran Congress leader firmly said that the state is secular and that he won’t allow any “hate campaigns” here.Speaking to reporters, CM-designate Satheesan accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of always trying to create “hate campaigns”.The Chief Minister-designate said: “Some people are trying to start the hate campaign in Keralam, we won’t allow anybody to do that. This is secula…
New Delhi, May 15 (IANS) In an apparent case of suicide, a 21-year-old woman was found hanging at her residence in North Delhi’s Azadpur area, police said on Friday. Police said that the victim had appeared for the NEET-UG examination on May 3, which was later cancelled by the National Testing Agency (NTA) after the paper was allegedly leaked.However, officials maintained that the reason for the extreme step taken by the woman will be known only after the investigation is complete.A PCR call was…
Lucknow, May 15 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister, Keshav Prasad Maurya, on Friday targeted Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav, alleging that the Opposition does not want to see a self-reliant India.His reaction came after the SP chief took a swipe at the BJP-led Centre through a cartoon post on social media platform X, following an appeal by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to save fuel.Referring to LoP Gandhi and Samajwadi Party P…
Jaipur, May 13 (IANS) Rajasthan Urban Development Minister Jhabar Singh Kharra on Wednesday apologised to students and parents following the cancellation of the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), saying the development has severely impacted the future of lakhs of hardworking aspirants. Speaking at an event in Jhunjhunu, Minister Kharra said several accused individuals have already been arrested in connection with the alleged paper leak case and that the inve…
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) RJD MP Manoj Kumar Jha on Wednesday termed the move by BJP’s top leadership to reduce the number of vehicles in their convoys “hollow symbolism” and questioned the actual extent of the reduction. Talking to IANS, Jha said: “How much did they reduce it by? How much did they actually bring it down? From 75 to 37, or from 35 to 17? Look, this may work for headline management.”He further criticised what he described as excessive expenditure by the government, saying: “Just r…
Bhubaneswar, May 12 (IANS) Odisha Pradesh Congress Committee (OPCC) President Bhakta Charan Das on Tuesday strongly condemned the Union Government over the NEET-UG -2026 paper leak incident, calling it an “organised crime” within the education system and demanding strict action against those involved. Referring to concerns earlier raised by senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Das said lakhs of students had spent sleepless nights preparing for the examination, while paper-leak rackets wer…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) After the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination citing alleged malpractice, Shiv Sena-UBT leader Priyanka Chaturvedi on Tuesday claimed that a “syndicate” and a “broker system” is responsible for the “paper leaks”.In a video message posted on social media platform X, Chaturvedi said: “There is a paper leak syndicate, a broker system that has been made, which functions unafraid under this (Narendra Modi-led BJP) government.”She accused the B…
New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) The Opposition leaders on Tuesday claimed involvement of “mafia” or “influential people” in the NEET-UG paper leak. They said that the BJP-led Centre should be answerable to the lakhs of students and their parents who put in their years of hard work and money to prepare for the medical exam.The Opposition’s response came after the National Testing Agency (NTA) cancelled the NEET-UG 2026 examination conducted on May 3 and announced that the exam would be re-conducted on d…